The Piehota Brief
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“FBI Culture | What Went Wrong at the Top” | Former FBI Special Agent Provides Insights
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October 20, 2025
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2:34Now PlayingFBI leadership at the Director level has been struggling over the past few years. In this discussion, Chris Piehota, former Executive Assistant Director of the FBI, provides a quick look at the role of the FBI Director, and leadership accountability at this level shapes the entire FBI. Drawing from decades of insider experience as a FBI Special Agent, Piehota begins a conversation about the internal leadership structure at the Bureau, and how important principled leadership is in the operations of one of the world’s most powerful law enforcement organizations.
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About the Host: Chris Piehota is a former FBI Executive and trusted national security expert who provides rare insider insight into FBI law enforcement matters, intelligence operations, covert operational technology platforms, and America’s evolving security challenges. With decades of experience in counterterrorism, law enforcement leadership, and crisis response, he offers clear, candid perspectives on government, technology, and the future of global security. Before joining the FBI, he worked in the NASA Space Shuttle program and served with the U.S. Air Force. Chris is the author of "Wanted: The FBI I Once Knew", which is an insider view of what the FBI once was, how it ran off the rails in recent years, and what the bureau should be again for the American people. Chris currently serves as a subject matter expert and consultant where he delivers strategic guidance and advisory regarding national security matters, cyber operations, security practices, risk mitigation, leadership concepts, government business development, and organizational improvement approaches.
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